Little Kyoto is phony, the accents are horrendous - heck, the leads aren't even Japanese for crying out loud. Then again, why be prudish like conservatives and spoil all the fun Memoirs potentially has? Trust me, the dialogues and intrigues will burn themselves into the collective memory of the bitches and drama queens. In the years to come, this film, like Sayuri herself, shall become legendary.
Gay icon Sarah Jessica Parker hams it up in The Family Stone, a madcap Christmas movie by a gay writer-director that purports to be straight but never really plays its straight.
Fridae's Alvin Tan descends into uncharted caverns with the all-female cast of The Descent and finds himself enjoying the experience as they get picked off (and chewed on) by flesh-eating crawlers.
Based on true events, The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a spine-chilling tale of demonic possession. Agnostics will walk out of the cinema convinced of larger forces at work. Oh, haven't you heard? The door bitch at the club has just been replaced.
Dreamship Surprise is the queeniest, funniest gay film I've seen in years. Not surprisingly, this German spoof of Star Trek and Star Wars was the biggest box-office hit in its home country last year, giving hope to the Germans for its local film industry. Now, who says that fags can't be a country's heroes?
Shocking even to gore hounds, Haute Tension is truly an unforgettable slasher flick that will make you think twice before badmouthing any lesbian comrade. I watched two-thirds of this film through the finger slits of my hands.
Revenge is sweet, but never really a piece of cake. You need the boots from Helmut Lang and a coat from Gucci. Make them all black. And oh yes! Don't forget the rouge and the mascara.
Winner of Seven Golden Horse awards, amongst other international accolades, Lan Yu is one of the most satisfying gay romances in Asian cinema. Bring your boyfriend along, if you're attached; bring your ex, if you're psychotic; or, like yours truly, a pack of tissues if you're single and too available.
In this enjoyable gangsterama, Garrett Hedlund plays a gay musician who bands together with his three brothers (one of them played by Mark Wahlberg) to find and exact revenge on their mother's killers.
Canto-pop diva Sammi Cheng takes centerstage as Stanley Kwan's latest long-suffering muse in Everlasting Regret. Having gone to Venice and left without a Golden Lion, the film is still worth watching simply for its opulent beauty. And I'm not just talking about Cheng and the male leads.
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